Turkish gov’t seizes 2,421 trademarks, 101 designs, 15 patents from critics
Turkish government has seized at least 2,421 trademarks, 101 designs along with 15 patents from businesses blacklisted over their alleged links to the the...
Amnesty launches ‘urgent action’ campaign to release jailed Turkish rapper Ezhel
Amnesty International (AI) launched an online campaign on June 1, calling for the release of Turkish rapper Ezhel, who was put in pretrial detention...
Turkish gov’t harshly reacts US’ decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Turkish government has hardly reacted against the decision of the US's formally recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The decision was announced by US...
Detained mother of five children released by court with 50.000 TL bail
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Nagehan G., who was detained as she was visiting his arrested husband in Sincan Prision in Ankara together with her five children, was released...
CoE’s top human rights advocate calls for restoration of media freedom in Turkey
Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, has called for implementing urgent measures to restore freedom of expression in Turkey, stressing that...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says he stands with the oppressed of the world
As he continues a massive purge and witch-hunt against his opponents, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a message for Human Rights...
Pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Becerikli detained at Turkish airport
A deputy from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Saadet Becerikli, was detained on Saturday in Turkey’s southeastern town of Batman.
Becerikli was taken into...
Austria calls for EU-wide ban on Turkish referendum campaigning
Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern on Sunday called for a European Union-wide ban on campaign appearances by Turkish politicians to avoid having individual member countries...
Malaysia complains to Turkey for deporting suspected militants without warning
Malaysia has protested Turkey’s deportation of several suspected Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants to Malaysia without warning, Reuters reported on...
Kurdish man investigated for questioning ‘transferred’ voters on election day
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a Kurdish man who questioned the voters who were allegedly “transferred” to his city of residence in...
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